Familial Occurrence of Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia in a Mother and Her Son.
10.4070/kcj.2012.42.10.718
- Author:
June NAMGUNG
1
;
Jae Jin KWAK
;
Hyunmin CHOE
;
Sung Uk KWON
;
Joon Hyung DOH
;
Sung Yun LEE
;
Won Ro LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea. jnamgung@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentrant
- MeSH:
Catheter Ablation;
Humans;
Mothers;
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry;
Tachycardia, Supraventricular;
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2012;42(10):718-721
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), caused by a reentry circuit involving fast and slow atrioventricular nodal pathways, is one of the most common types of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias. While familial Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome has been well recognized, familial AVNRT has been rarely reported. We report a familial occurrence of AVNRT in a mother and her son, who were symptomatic and successfully treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation of slow pathway.
